Shock absorber



May 25 1926. 1,586,510

c. E. HOUX SHOCK ABSORBER Filed June 6, 1924 2Sheets$heet 1. I

- May 25, 1926. I I 1,586,510

c. E. HOUX SHOCK ABSORBER Filed June 6, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WITNESS:

V v and pointed out in theappended claims.

Patented May 25 1926.

" C ARLES EnKEn nonxforfnnrck,OKLAH MA. if?

SHOCK ens oner:i11

Application filed June 6,

qThis invention relates to'shock absorbers 1 g 7 clips for the lean axle lS'hplOVldeCl' with for motor vehicles andhasfor its object the provision ofja deviceof the above stated character wherein all undue shocks caused,

are also provided; with like lugs'8. Thepur- '5 by the travel of tl1e vehicle,ove r rough roads will be readily absorbed; and thuseliminatQ 7 ing all sense of discomfortstojtheioccupants of thevehiclesQ- p The invention. also aimsto provide a novel construction and arrangement of parts to facilitate a quick and secure comiection' of the shockabsorberto boththe frontiand rear port-ions ofamotor ve'hicle and oneso' connected withcertainlea-ves of the vehicle springt o permit of the shock absorber to be connected with the springs olf thevehicle in an expeditiousandconvenientmanner; VVlth the above andother' obgects 1n view the invention further 'inclu'des the .follow- 5 2 ing ncvelfeaturesand details of construe-Q tionto be hereinafter more fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawings;

In the drawings v 1 i I 1 Figure 1 is a; front elevation of a motor vehicle with the shock absorber installed on the front, axle of the vehicle.

Fignre 2 is a perspective view of the link arm. V i

Figure 3 jis'a perspective view of the' clip. Figure 4 is a) perspective view of the leaveslofthe springwith which the shock absorber-is connectedfi' f c Figure 5"is a'fragmentary planviewrof the clip connected with a portion of the front axle: c

Figure 6 is a rear view'of a portion of a' motor, vehicle wvith the shock absorber. mounted on the rear axle'ofthevehicle, and

is connected'on the rear axle.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawings, and in order that a clear understandingof the invention may be had, my improved shock absorberidenoted genconstruction with whichjthe shock absorber erally by the reference character 5 is il-, 'gure 1: of the drawings as I lust-rated-in applied to the front axle A of a motor vehicle 13' while in Figurefi oft-he drawings the shock absorber 5 is, shown -rearaXleC. I w v p The shock absorber 5 comprises a sectional clip 6 secured to'the outer and rear portions of each the, front andrearaxles of t the vehicle, through'the medium of nut and Figure 7 is. a sectional View of theclip installed on the obliquely disposed apert'ured lugs 8 and the ends of'zthe Qclipsfor the rmnt axle fully, explained. 1

pose of such lugs will hereinafter more.

It will be obse'rved fromv 1 andfi of:the draw-ingsthat in order to utilizea 5 shock absorber of the constructlon disclosed,

'certain o'frt-he leavcsof the leaf springs 91. havetheir, extremities bent inwardly and upwardly as denoted-byj thecharacter 10 and the terminals of the latterreferred to portions of thesections ll iof v'the leaf spring 9 are provided with eyes 12. i Inorder' that connection with. the curved extremities 10'. of the, leaf spring 'secti'ons 11 inaybe'had with} the axles of the vehicle, I

employ a, U'sha ped connecting link 13 coniprising'a' straight connecting portion 14- and spaced parallel limbs 15, the terminals c of i the. limbs are threaded for the reception of nuts or otherisuitable stops 16 Each ofthe .0 parallellimbs 15of the connecting link 13 is provided with a flange 17, and this flange serves asan abutment for, one of th'epairs of co l springs ,18, the-latter encirclingithe Ili'mbs15. Asbettershownin Figures 1 and 6-of'the drawing, the springs when mounted for use'h afve their meeting terminals abutting with the surface of the apertured lugs.

8, andthejontermost coil spring engages withthest-op ornnt16. ,From this con- 9 struction'it" willbe observed that the shock itaken care ofand f the rebound of the V f springs effected ln'an expeditious manner. 'In assembling the shock absorber on the ve hicle, the connecting portion 14 of the conne'cting link 13 is pivotally mounted in the eyes 12" of the curvedextremities 10 of the leafspring sections 11, positioning the limbs 15 ofthe connecting linkin straddlingrela tioniwith respect'to the spring 9 and axles of the vehicle. The connecting links are "sw'ung' to assume an upwardly and out wardly, diverging position with respect to one anothera and the threaded extremlties of each linkis thencepassed through the apertures of thelugs 8 of'th'e clips 6 and retained thereto through the "medium of the a nuts'16, Itwill be observed when any unc due shockoccurs by the travel of the vehicle over rough roads", the springs will yield slidably operating the limbs 13 through the: "apertures-ofthe lugs 8 and afterthe vehicle f has passed over the obstruction in the road,

described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new is 1. A shock absorber for motor vehicles comprising clips adapted it'or connection with the front and rear axles of a motor vehicle, lugs formed on said clips, U-shap'ed connecting links including straightmedial portions and spaced parallel limbs, the straight medial portions of the connecting links having pivotal connection with upturned ends of certain of the leaves of the vehicle springs, the spaced parallel limbs of the connecting links being slidably mounted in the lugs of the clips, and stops connected with the extremities of the limbs of the connecting links. I

2. A shock absorber for motor vehicles comprising clips adapted for connection with the axles oi a. motor velncle, obliquely disposed apertured lugs formed on said clips,

U-shaped connecting links pivoted at their medial portion to the extremities of certain of the leaves of the vehicle springs, the limbs of the connecting links being slidably mounted in the apertures of the lugs and disposing the links in an upward and outward inclination with respect to the vehicle.

3. A shock absorber for motor vehicles comprising clips adapted for connection with the axles of the vehicle, obliquely disposed apertured lugs formed on said clips, U-shaped connecting links pivoted at their medial portion to the extremities of certain of the leaves of the vehicle springs, the limbs of the connecting links being slidably mounted in the aperture of the lugs and disposing the connecting links in an upward and outward inclined position with respect to the vehicle, a'flange on each limb of the links and being disposed intermediate of the ends thereof, nuts threaded on the end of the limbs and coil springs surrounding the limbs between the flanges, nuts and lugs respectively. r

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

CHARLES EDKER l-ronx. 

